WATCH: Today is a major step in getting the Toronto Islands back to normal after severe flooding. @jamesontheradio reports. pic.twitter.com/XkfMy3HVzt
— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) July 31, 2017
The Toronto Islands, a popular summer destination for both city residents and tourists, reopened to the public on Monday after a nearly three-month closure due to flooding.
Mayor John Tory was on hand to announce the reopening of the islands to the public, but noted some areas will remain off limits to the public.
All beaches on Toronto Island Park _ Centre Island Beach, Hanlan's Point Beach and Ward's Island Beach _ will be open, however, portions of some beaches will remain closed.
And some areas of Toronto Island Park, such as Olympic Island, are remain closed due to damage from the flooding.
The reopening will be welcome news to island businesses, which rely on the busy summer season for a large portion of their revenue and have suffered losses as their flow of customers slowed to a trickle.
Heavy rains in the spring caused water levels in Lake Ontario to rise to record highs, closing the cluster of islands to visitors as trees fell over, roads were washed out and carp spawned in large, muddy puddles.